By Jonathan Peters Copyright ©2026 Part One Chapter One What possible reason can I use to say hello? We’d been stuck on the tarmac in Peru for over an hour. Our only interaction was the quick glance we gave one another after I confronted the kid kicking the back of my chair. It was one of amusement. And something else. Something still hidden from me. I was preoccupied with thoughts of him when the plane landed in Cusco. It was eleven at night, and I was exhausted from a full